Is Kearney a good company to work for?

Kearney has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,971 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Kearney to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kearney have been left by employees working as Partner , Principal and Consultant .

Does Kearney pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kearney employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kearney. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kearney?

67% of Kearney employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kearney 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kearney?

Associate (419) , Business Analyst (321) , Manager (242) , Senior Business Analyst (235) , Consultant (132) , Principal (78) , Research Analyst (56) , Intern (55) , Research Assistant (46) , Senior Consultant (37) , Analyst (31) , Business Analyst Intern (30) , Partner (29) , Senior Analyst (26) , Summer Associate (25)

What are the pros of working at Kearney according to real employee reviews?

"most people are great) + opportunity to work on intellectually stimulating business challenges with some of the best minds around" ((in 322 reviews)); "Culture is great and fun!" ((in 272 reviews)); "Great colleagues and working teams" ((in 122 reviews)); "good salary and starting point to lauch career" ((in 89 reviews)); "Good pay compared to MBB" ((in 69 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kearney according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance at all" ((in 247 reviews)); "Long hours which is okay when your young but gets increasingly hard when you get older." ((in 209 reviews)); "Late working hours (sometimes)" ((in 151 reviews)); "Poor leadership and clarity over its direction and how it intends to progress" ((in 43 reviews)); "Poor management (one of the worst I've ever had)" ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kearney layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kearney layoffs and their outlook for job security at Kearney in 2026.

What Kearney locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Dallas , Washington , Boston , New York , Chicago , Atlanta , San Francisco

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3.9

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,220 total reviews)

Bob Willen

60% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

Kearney has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,220 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kearney employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Dec 17, 2009

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great diversity of work 2. Great and talented people 3. Unrelenting focus on improvement and development

Cons

1. Long career path with min time in grade 2. Very numbers driven 3. Lack of scale in some offices/practices

5.0

Dec 13, 2009

Nice people, collaborative and friendly

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, great place to be. Very down-to-earth, informal culture. Pay at par with top consulting firms. Fair promotion cycle.

Cons

The nature of the projects depend a lot on the region. In Europe we do a lot of strategy work but in NA there is more procurement and operations

1.0

Nov 21, 2009

Tiered system of Management Consulting and Procurement Solutions groups provides unfair compensation/career advancement

Sourcing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Cutting edge in the area of Strategic Sourcing -High caliber/intelligent colleagues -Great learning experience -Top notch list of clients

Cons

-Tiered salary structure (Procurement Solution starting salaries are approximately 30% less than Management Consulting group, despite both groups mainly doing Sourcing work) -Limited advancement opportunities for Procurement Solutions - Only one PS consultant has EVER made it to partner -Second class citizen feeling - Hierarchy leads to PS group being looked at as "ugly step sitter" -Poor project leadership - While there are exceptions, most project managers/principals are jerks and more focused on pleasing the client than on getting along with lower level consultants; no 360 degree review system -Very political - Getting ahead requires kissing butt -Good deck writing often used to mask incompetence/lack of subject matter expertise

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